After spending the last five years playing minor league baseball with the New York Mets, former quarterback Tim Tebow is making a Hail Mary attempt to return to the NFL by signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars to play tight end.
Though the deal has not been officially signed, Jacksonville plans to sign Tebow to a one-year contract, according to the NFL Network.
Tebow, 33, worked out as a tight end with the Jaguars in the days leading up to the NFL Draft and is apparently so desperate to return to football that he is willing to make the position switch he was implored to make more than a decade ago before his attempt to make it in MLB.
Already living in the Jacksonville area and extremely popular in the region, Tebow played for first-year Jacksonville coach Urban Meyer in college at the University of Florida. Even if Tebow can’t play, adding him makes some sense as it will only add to the buzz the Jaguars have already created by adding Meyer and taking college star QB Trevor Lawrence at No. 1 overall in the draft.
Tony Khan, the son of Jaguars owner Shad Khan, recently told Bleacher Report that Meyer actually thinks Tebow can help the Jaguars. “Tim has come in and worked out as a tight end,” he said. “That’s not a position that we’ve seen him play, but it’s a position that he’s been practicing at with us. So that will be interesting to see how that contributes to us on offense, too. Obviously Urban knows Tim really well and Tim has got a great history of winning. Urban really believes he can help us, and I think it makes a lot of sense. And it’s a position where we need to get better.”
While we’re more inclined to think the signing will be more effective at helping the Jaguars sell tickets than win NFL football games, the team is pretty thin at tight end and could use a boost at the position. If Tebow can provide it, or even make the team’s final roster, it’ll be a miracle.
Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the first round, Tebow hasn’t played in the NFL since 2012 with the New York Jets. During his 12-game stint in New York, he attempted just eight passes, completing six while playing special teams and carrying the ball 32 times for 102 yards. Suffice it to say, Lawrence isn’t in any danger of losing his starting job under center.
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